Surah 113
Al-Falaq
الفلق
5 verses · Meccan
Key structural observations
- Qul aʿūdhu opens a personal act of refuge. Bi-rabbi l-falaq names the Lord before dangers appear (1).
- Four occurrences of min sharri depend on one aʿūdhu. The first has general scope; three occurrences of wa-min sharri coordinate particular cases with it (2–5).
- Ghāsiqin idhā waqab and ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad share an indefinite noun, idhā and a verb. The latter brings together noun and verb from the same root (3, 5).
- An-naffāthāt is a definite plural; fī connects the practice to the knots. Al-falaq and al-ʿuqad nourish a contrast of opening and binding, with distinct roots (1, 4).
- The progression from general to particular distinguishes harms without necessarily ranking their severity. Refuge with the same Lord remains the passage’s unity.